Jean-Philippe Auclair's death 'devastating' for freestyle ski community

October 1, 2014 6:02 PM

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Members of the Canadian skiing community say they are "deeply saddened" by the death of Quebec freestyle skier Jean-Philippe Auclair.

Auclair died in an avalanche that struck San Lorenzo Mountain in Patagonia, on the border of Chile and Argentina, on Monday. National Geographic's Carl Andreas Fransson, originally from Sweden, also died.